I’m attempting to grab a copy of my contacts database from the fairphone as I’ve some weird stuff in there which I want to try and understand for an app I’m building, but I can’t find it! Based on this page: Where is the data for "Contacts Storage" located? - Android Enthusiasts Stack Exchange stoc…

It should be, but I can’t find that data subdirectory. Could it be some sort of permissions issue? I’m using OI file manager to look around.

I am using Open Explorer Beta from F-Droid. You will need any root file explorer.

[image] Stefan: Open Explorer Beta Ah ha! OI wasn’t asking for the permissions. I can see the file now, but I’m struggling to get a copy. Locked down permissions again I presume.

Managed to get a hold of the db using ES File Explorer. Thanks!

Hey guys, is there any way of accesing the contacts data file from a computer? I dropper my FP and now I can barely operate the upper part of the screen. Somehow I managed to get the phone attached and visible on my computer, but now i’d desperately need to make a backup of my data. photos are fi…

Look at this: [image] How to export the whole calender (or copy files somewhere)? Fairphone 1 You can export, synch, save and edit your Android Calander and Contacts on your PC with the great Freeware tool “MyPhoneExplorer”: http://www.fjsoft.at/en/

Sorry, can’t get MyPhoneExplorer to work. Downloaded it, switched off all firewalls etc. but MyPhone Explorer cannot find the phone on the USB (both mass storage and otherwise). It cannot find the phone on my WiFi either. What do I do wrong? Just found the reason for not getting MyPhoneExplorer to …

Maybe @mgkoeln can shed some light on this. I do not use MyPhoneExplorer myself (syncing through OwnCloud), so I can’t give further assistance. If you are familiar with Android Debug Bridge (ADB), you could use it to pull the calendar and contacts files from the phone to the PC. This procedure woul…